Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Buy79%

Mostly Positive · 12k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Panache Digital Games · Open World Survival Craft · Aug 27, 2020

Player review score
79%
Mostly Positive
Price
$9.99−75%
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
13
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
13
Full audio0 of 13
Subtitles0 of 13

Should I buy Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 114 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Controls: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 12k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews60% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
114 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's such a refreshing take on gameplay and immersive exploration, and for me personally it tickled an itch nothing else has.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
With all these features, the gameplay reaches to another level of difficulty and obscurity.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Only add to that stunning visuals, an endlessly immersive and diverse world to explore, and a soundtrack that pulls at your heartstrings when you least expect it.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Much of this immersion comes from the excellent soundtrack and sound effects, which perfectly match every situation throughout the game.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay114 reviews
Difficulty20 reviews
Graphics18 reviews
Audio8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Controls
25% still recommend
Combat
89% still recommend
Story
100% still recommend
Interface
63% still recommend
Bugs
75% still recommend
Multiplayer
86% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest
$9.99$39.99−75%

The lowest we've tracked is $7.99.

7 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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